When we arrived in Malaysia it was 10pm but still hot and busy. Walking out of the airport was like walking through a huge shopping mall. We walked for about half a mile through baggage claim and security and then on the other side we walked about another mile through all different types of European and Asian shops. When we were out it was about 11:30 and we got an uber to our hotel for £2.

When we got there mum and Summer decided to go to bed and dad and I went out for dinner. We went to an Indian restaurant just around the corner from the hotel and even though it was past midnight it was very busy. Neither of us could understand the menu so we ended up pointing to a picture of some food that looked good and said “I’ll have that!” When the meal arrived I had chicken and spicy noodles and dad had some kind of soup. Mine was delicious and I really liked it until I thought I was eating a leak but it turned out to be the hottest chilli I’ve ever had. Dad was sitting opposite me saying things like,  “come on, it’s not that bad.”  At the end of the meal I had some chillies left over and dad said he would show me that they weren’t very spicy. When he ate it his eyes started watering and his face was sweating and he said it was one of the spiciest chillies he had ever had!  It was really funny and we had a good laugh!

The next day we flew to Ho Chi Minh City. It was a 2 hour flight and Summer and I were sitting at the front of the plane and mum and dad were sitting at the back. When we arrived we were expecting it to be very slow and hot but we actually got out of the airport quite quickly.

We walked outside of the airport and it felt like we were famous, walking down a red carpet because we had loads of space between the barriers and on the other side it was extremely crowded with people waving pieces of paper at us like they wanted our autograph. Our ears were full of the sounds of engines and everyone talking. It was a nice warm temperature and a bit humid. It was so crowded on the streets that we couldn’t walk without bumping into people.  After spending a couple of hours in the city I already felt like there were way too many people here. 

We then got an uber to our hotel but it took a while not only because of the traffic but because we had to tie the surfboards to the roof of the car. That took some time and the driver wasn’t very happy about it but eventually they were safely on top and we were ready to go. We drove out of the airport and were instantly hit by the insane traffic. There were hundreds of motorbikes, people walking into the road where ever they wanted, loads of cars, tut tuts going slowly around, motorcyclists driving on the pavement and whole families on the back of motorbikes.

We finally made it to our hotel with only a couple of dents added to the car and went straight out for a meal.

It was a loud and hectic start to our time in Vietnam and I’m looking forward to seeing more.

Fin